From John F. Kennedy and Harry Truman to Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Joe Biden, check out some of the presidents and politicians who have visited UW-Milwaukee since 1959.
Presidents and politicians who have visited UWM
Sen. John F. Kennedy meets with UW Regents in Mitchell Hall on April 10, 1959. Kennedy also spoke to students in the Mitchell Hall auditorium. (UWM Libraries Archives Department)
Former president Harry S. Truman meets UWM Chancellor J. Martin Klotsche outside Mitchell Hall on Dec. 4, 1959. He later spoke to 1,500 students in Mitchell. (UWM Libraries Archives Department)
In May 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson walks into Mitchell Hall for the 4th Annual Governors Conference on the U.N., "World Without War?" with UWM Chancellor J. Martin Klotsche, Wisconsin Gov. John Reynolds and others. (UWM Photo Services)
Sen. George McGovern celebrates winning the Wisconsin presidential primary at the Pfister Hotel on April 4, 1972. McGovern had spoken at the UWM Student Union earlier in the day. (UWM Libraries Archives Department)
Gov. Bill Clinton speaks at the Pabst Theater in conjunction with a UWM forum on Oct. 1, 1992. (UWM Libraries Archives Department)
Ralph Nader visits UWM on Sept. 20, 2000, as part of his presidential campaign. (UWM Photo Services)
President George W Bush is welcomed by Chancellor Nancy Zimpher at the Klotsche Center on Aug. 14, 2002. Bush was the first sitting president to visit UWM. (UWM Photo Services)
UWM Chancellor Nancy Zimpher meets with former Vice President Al Gore in October 2002. (UWM Photo Services)
Howard Dean speaks at UWM on Feb. 6, 2004, during his presidential campaign. (UWM Photo Services)
John Edwards speaks on campus on Feb. 7, 2004, while running for president. (UWM Photo Services)
On Feb. 15, 2004, Dennis Kucinich was on campus during his presidential campaign. (UWM Photo Services)
Gen. Wesley Clark spoke on campus on Nov. 24, 2004, while campaigning for president. (UWM Photo Services)
On Oct. 22, 2004, Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech at the Zelazo Center. (UWM Photo Services)
Vice President Joe Biden hosts a Middle Class Task Force Town Hall meeting at the UWM Student Union on April 27, 2010. (UWM Photo Services)
On Sept. 10, 2015, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech in the UWM Student Union during her presidential campaign. (UWM Photo Services)
Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders debate on the Zelazo Center stage on Feb. 11, 2016. (UWM Photo Services)
On April 3, 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in a town hall interview hosted by Fox News in the Mainstage Theatre. (UWM Photo Services)
Vice President Kamala Harris visits UWM energy research labs on May 4, 2021. Looking on is Ezana Mekonnen, a UWM alum and chief technology officer at Imagen Energy. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
